The whole story came pretty easily because I lived it. The story came alive because I re-lived it on paper, as it were.
Marva Riley, RN – 2 November 2020 Continue reading
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Most of my books are about horses or horse fantasy creatures so my target readers are horse-lovers ages nine to adult. However, “Mr. Figgletoes’ Toy Emporium” is specifically for middle grade, ages 8 to 12 as it addresses the topic of the damage created by bullying.
M.J. Evans – 28 October 2020 Continue reading
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Although I admire many writers, I don’t think I’ve been influenced by anyone, simply because I believe no good comes from attempting to write like someone else—I’ll never be able to write in their style as well as they do. So I don’t try.
Amaya Ash – 24 October 2020 Continue reading
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I’m outside the box. I write humor, sexual situations, gay and Indigenous characters and historical stuff with not happy endings so either the world catches up or I stay indie.
Dean Wirth – 20 October 2020 Continue reading
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The notion of an otherwise normal, exceptionally smart and attractive guy who kills people intrigued me. Something I’ve heard from readers is that they find themselves liking Stone (I do too) and feeling a bit guilty pulling for him.
JC Norton – 16 October 2020 Continue reading
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I thought, wow! The butterfly has to imagine what’s on the other side of the chrysalis, or butterfly cocoon, before it can actually break through to the other side. It really parallels the lives of people. So often we get stuck thinking the life we are living is the only life we can have. What if we were able to imagine the life of our dreams? We would first have to “think outside the chrysalis.”
Trish Ahjel Roberts – 12 October 2020 Continue reading
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As a writer, I always borrow from my life experience! Characters are a combination of imagination, people I’ve met, and traits or habits from people I’ve met.
Sasha Lauren – 8 October 2020 Continue reading
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Even if the story is good, if I can’t love (or hate) the characters, I can’t totally love the book.
Heather Barksdale – 26 September 2020 Continue reading
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Since we’ve never actually been to Mars and back, I’ve often wondered “What if something bad happened there, and that’s why it’s a dead planet?” Do we want to bring anything back to Earth from such a place?
J. Dallas Brooks – 2 October 2020 Continue reading
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Inspired by the concept that our civilization could be brought to its knees by war, disease and climate change, I began to create a world where the aftermath held the plot of the Angels of Resistance.
David V. Mamina – 28 September 2020 Continue reading
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